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Painting by Joan Snyder

Very few people have had the ability to have lasting career as an artist, and if you’re a woman, it only becomes more difficult. Joan Snyder is one of the few who have managed to not only survive in the … Continued

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After World War Two, the artistic currency of Europe was on the decline while New York became the capital for new art. There are exceptions though, like movements such as Spatialism and Arte Povera. In the late 1970s and into … Continued

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Painting by Francesco Clemente
Painting by Emily Furr

The cultural norms and traditions of our world has been defined for thousands of years by patriarchal systems of power. This visual world is no different, which if we follow Freudian symbolism, includes the prominent use of the phallus throughout … Continued

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Mysticism and spirituality has been one of the major tenets of art over the course of its long and winding history. When discussing these topics through the lens of the western canon, Catholicism and other iterations of Christianity defined this … Continued

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